Hungary, Hungary, Honeymoon

TC is of Hungarian descent, for the most part. He has always wanted to go to Hungary, and so, as a belated honeymoon, we went on a trip. We spent two weeks in Budapest, saw the sights, learned some of the language, and just relaxed. It was a wonderful trip, but we didn't get to do everything we wanted to. I guess we'll just have to go back another time.

Buda and Pest were once separate cities, but were united to be the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The west side of the river is still referred to as Buda, and the east side of the river is still referred to as Pest. It is one city, with many different parts. As a linguistic side note, any 's', that is not next to a 'c' or a 'z', is pronounced as a 'sh' sound. Therefore, Budapest is pronounced more like Budapesht.

There are four main bridges that cross the Danube (Duna, in Hungarian). The Liberty Bridge is the green one. The Elizabeth Bridge is the white one. The Chain Bridge is the old looking one near the castle. The last one that is kinda yellow is the Margaret Bridge and it will take you to Margaret Island. Each of these has different names in Hungarian, but for the sake of ease, I will leave it in the English.